Great App - Just needs a few details ironed out – iAllowance (Chores Allowances) Review

I really do like the app. I just want to like it a little more. Therefore, I give it 4 out of 5 stars. First off, the UI is definitely not the easiest to follow. I spent an hour or so each day over the span of a few days just to finally get my head wrapped around the navigation. I think part of the reason is that this app has a lot of stuff packed into it and maybe more than meets the eye. However, it could've been laid out a little more intuitively. One thing I would like to see different is a "Would you like to save your changes?" prompt. For example: If I go into a chore that I've created for my child and click on anything at all, it changes the chore. It saves those changes. I was just trying to show my wife all of the options within a chore, not actually wanting to change it and little did I know that everything I showed her get changed. I spent another while getting everything back in order. With her having the app also and being an admin, she can inadvertently change something also. If the app would have that prompt, it would help anyone from inadvertently changing a setting. Saving to DropBox is ok but a little limited for some users. Sometimes, the upload/download updates with DropBox seem a little slow to me even though my internet speed is fine. Maybe a cloud-based option would be a nice 2nd option. I really like that I can give money and/or stars. This fit my needs perfectly. My children have chores that they get paid for and they have other items, such as brushing teeth and feeding their animal, that isn't a paid chore. They should do those things without being told. As such, if they complete certain items like that, I give stars. 10 stars in one week = $5 that I pay out. It's incentive for them to do the things they are supposed to without being told to do so. It would be nice if I could make the app know that 10 stars = $5 or whatever dollar amount I assign. As it stands, I'd have to put a monetary figure for each star but I don't want to reward each one. I only want to reward if all 10 are achieved. Doing this "manually" isn't a huge deal but would be better if automatic. You can also log bad behavior. With bad behavior, the app will allow you to deduct stars or money... whichever you choose. Of course, the best feature is the fact that the kids use it and the adults use it. Just making the kids log into their device and show that they have done something is learning in itself. I spent a couple weeks reminding my kids each day to log in and show what they've done. I've quit reminding as much and have explained that the burden of showing what they've done falls on them now. I still give reminders, of course, but not as often. If they want paid, they'll handle their part. All in all, if anyone is looking to keep track of their children's chores, good behavior, even bad behavior, this is a great tool to use. In my opinion, any child 10 and up should be able to understand their portion easily enough. Once the parent gets through the setup process, which may be a little work, it'll smooth out and be a great tool to use.
Review by Gtrtim112 on iAllowance (Chores Allowances).